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Leadtek announces NVIDIA QuadroR FX 500 By Leadtek graphics card

May 30th, 2003 Taipei, Taiwan / Tokyo, Japan / Shanghai, China /Fremont,
C.A. / Netherlands
Leadtek Research Inc., the leading manufacturer of professional graphics card
solutions, today announced the new workstation graphics cards " The NVIDIA Quadro®
FX 500 By Leadtek” based on NVIDIA´s Quadro® FX chipset. Continuing the NVIDIA
Quadro® FX 2000/1000 By Leadtek receives the greatest honor for their outstanding
quality and excellent performance, the new Leadtek´s Quadro®FX 500 graphics
card is designed for the entry-level users to explore the world of 3D animation.

"Leadtek is a graphics cards leader with its world-class professional skills,
creating numerous and significant graphics cards for the 3D animation market.
To fill the product line of the workstation graphics cards, we designed a new
one for entry-level users – the Leadtek´s Quadro® FX 500, with high-standard
features such as Quadro® FX 2000/1000 but at a reasonable price” K. S. Lu, president
and CEO, Leadtek Research Inc. “Now we have three segments to satisfy all user
needs: the entry-level of the Quadro® FX 500, Quadro4 580 XGL, and Quadro4 380
XGL; the advanced level of the Quadro4 980 XGL and Quadro4 750 XGL; the high-end
level of the Quadro® FX 2000 and Quadro® FX 1000, proven Leadtek´s first-class
professional skills in graphics cards. We will keep making a terrific graphics
cards for the 3D animation users.”

"With the introduction of NVIDIA Quadro® FX 500, we´re able to offer our customers
a fully scalable range of workstation graphics solutions” Jeff Brown, director
of workstation product management, NVIDIA. “Each of these configurations, like
all NVIDIA products, offers our customers the broadest application certification
program in the industry."

Featuring the nViewTM multi-display technology, it supports the VGA and DVI
outputs for the multiple PCs running with both the analog and digital monitors
simultaneously. Meanwhile, the DVI output function will enhance the resolution
up to 3840*2400 when operated on one PC, resulting in a highest level of accuracy
and the ultimate in visual quality. The Leadtek´s Quadro® FX 500 workstation
graphics card packs with a DVI connector to transfer digital and analog signals,
especially for the users who have two analog monitors expecting to run twin
view function, which extends the image width from one monitor to the other,
helping you handle the complex project with ease.

The NVIDIA Quadro® FX 500 By Leadtek delivers the outstanding performance and
the excellent quality for the 3D animation market. With this and future products,
Leadtek will continue to focus on researching and developing leading technologies
to satisfy customer needs and accomplish its motto “We Make Dreams a Reality”.

About Leadtek Research Inc.
Founded in 1986, Leadtek Research, Inc. is a research and development company,
which specialises in the design and manufacturing of a wide range of high performance
graphics, video and motherboard solutions. With a wide range of products from
3D Graphics, Multimedia, Motherboards, platforms for Video Conferencing, Video
Surveillance, GPS Navigation, and Wireless Communication. Leadtek has its sights
set on providing Total Systems and Total Solutions for entry level and professional
users alike in 2002. Leadtek has always been focused on intensive R&D, and
its ISO9001 manufacturing facility has been recognized as an industry quality
leader. Leadtek´s R&D efforts are channelled towards user satisfaction while
at the same time keeping customer profitability in mind. Leadtek is committed
to a win-win strategy of identifying and meeting the needs of its users, thereby
sharing a mutual success with its customers.